Hacienda San Angel

English is spoken by the hotel team, alongside Spanish, so you can deal with the practical bits without turning check-in into a language exercise. Hacienda San Angel is a boutique hotel in central Puerto Vallarta, with the sort of setting that suits a dive trip built around good food, a swim and a comfortable room rather than a timetable packed from dawn to dusk.

The hotel combines a restaurant, three swimming pools, a spa and a concierge service that can arrange excursions. It is also adults-only in practice: guests aged 18 and under are not admitted. That keeps the address firmly aimed at grown-up breaks, whether you are travelling as a couple or simply want somewhere to switch off between outings.

The address is Calle Miramar 336, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, right in the city centre. You can walk out into the main sights and streets of town rather than being parked on the edge of a resort district. Camarones Beach is nearby, and the hotel is also close to the sea.

That central position gives you options once the diving is done: stay on site for the pools and rooftop restaurant, or head into Puerto Vallarta for a change of scenery. The concierge can help organise cultural excursions, boat outings and snorkelling trips, so the surrounding area is not limited to what can be reached in a pair of flip-flops.

The accommodation is arranged around double suites, with a quadruple suite for groups of up to four. For two people, the double-suite format keeps things simple: a proper double bed, private bathroom, towels, toiletries, a wardrobe and a safe for the items that should not be left wandering around the room. The quadruple option is the practical choice when sharing matters more than having a romantic amount of floor space.

Air conditioning is useful here when you return warm, damp and no longer interested in heroic conversation. Rooms also have a minibar, television, DVD player, shower and hairdryer; room service is available on request. Not every listed feature is present in every room, so the individual room description matters when choosing between them.

The hotel also provides free Wi-Fi throughout, which is handy for checking the next day's plans while the room cools down. Some rooms offer the familiar comforts of a private bathroom, safe and toiletries, while the named suites give the stay a more individual character than a corridor full of anonymous room numbers.

Hacienda San Angel Gourmet is the main table, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu combines Mexican and international cooking, with local ingredients used alongside flavours from further afield. In other words, you can stay close to Mexico without being sentenced to the same dish for every meal.

Breakfast comes as a buffet or à la carte, and is included in the hotel's breakfast package. Lunch and dinner are served on the terrace, where the panoramic view does some of the work while you decide whether the day calls for another outing or a chair that does not move.

Dinner service runs from 18:00 to 22:00, with a smart-casual dress code. Room service is available on request. The restaurant closes from June through October, so the season matters when deciding whether the on-site dining option will be part of your daily routine.

Three swimming pools give you somewhere to cool down without having to make another plan. There is an outdoor pool, pool and beach towels, a garden, a terrace and a sun terrace, which is a fairly respectable menu of ways to spend an afternoon without putting fins on again.

The spa offers massages for the sort of muscles that have spent the morning carrying kit and the afternoon pretending they are fine. The concierge can arrange boat excursions, snorkelling and cultural outings around Puerto Vallarta, giving non-diving companions something to do while you are underwater or giving you both a change of pace on a surface interval.

For a quieter evening, the terrace and garden keep the setting close to the hotel rather than forcing you back into town. There is no need to turn every day into an expedition; sometimes the sensible plan is a pool, a massage and an early dinner.

Check-in runs from 15:00 to 23:00, with check-out by 11:00. Early check-in and late check-out are available on request, useful when flights and dive schedules refuse to cooperate. A lift serves the building, and the hotel lists accessible features including step-free access and accessible rooms.

Airport transfer services are available on request, and vehicle hire can also be arranged. Paid parking is available for guests arriving with a car. Free Wi-Fi covers the hotel, while the concierge can assist with excursions and local arrangements.

The hotel accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, cash, PayPal and bank transfer. English and Spanish are spoken by the team. The address also welcomes pets, making it possible to bring the fourth member of the household along, subject to arrangements with the hotel.

The practical picture is a city-centre boutique hotel with pools, a spa, a restaurant and excursion services, rather than a property built around a stated ecological scheme.